Peter Doherty v Barlinnie Prison Exhibition & DJ Set
Opening 22nd September, Peter Doherty v Barlinnie, is the first major exhibition exploring prison reform, rehabilitation and redemption between Scottish prisoners and The Libertines frontman.
About Peter Doherty v Barlinnie Prison Exhibition & DJ Set
In Peter Doherty v Barlinnie, curator and artist Joe Henry, will use the traditional life drawing class to stage a performance and event inside the gates of Barlinnie prison, with Doherty as model and subject.
The exhibition will present the resulting 11 drawings from the inmates, to be presented alongside a selection of Doherty's own artworks chosen by Doherty himself and curator Joe Henry, that depict Doherty's subversive world of art, music and poetry, and his far reaching influence on popular culture.
The drawings included in the exhibition will be created July 2021, during a one-day life drawing class, using Doherty as the life class model. The class will be held at the Fife college Art Room inside the gates of Barlinnie prison and include eleven artists drawn from Barlinnie's diverse prisoner communities, ranging in age from 19 to 65, with varying backgrounds and levels of education and experience. The exhibition will also include photography from Sarah Thompson and Pauline Darley.
Henry's collaboration with Doherty as the subject is essential to his concept. A pioneer artist & musician. Doherty has been described as the modern day Jack Kerouac, his poets are for the romantics & his music is the rebellious sound of youth.
Following the radical tradition of the Scottish bard Robert Burns, a man with a lifestyle seen in its day as every bit as wild as Doherty's, The Libertines frontman has also himself spent time behind prison bars, and knows the importance of prison reform, rehabilitation and redemption for these new artists.
As part of the exhibition there will be an introduction written text / essay from Christopher Bailey (head of art, World Health Organisation), on the importance of creation in confinement and using art as a form of healing.
Peter Doherty v Barlinnie will open 22nd September 2021 at Platform gallery, (formely the Arches) Glasgow. 253 Argyle St, Glasgow G2 8DL
Tickets available from Skiddle and Tickets Scotland.
Launch night in Glasgow will include Disco Punk DJ Set from Peter Doherty & Bosco. From 7pm till Midnight
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